1920s wood house in Gifu

On the town's official empty-home register A municipal akiya bank is a town-run list of empty homes, so this one may qualify for local grants.

1920s wood house in Gifu

Yamagata, Gifu

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1920s wood house in Gifu
1920s wood house in Gifu 1920s wood house in Gifu 1920s wood house in Gifu 1920s wood house in Gifu
800,000 yen
approx. GBP 4,000
109.74 sqm
1921
Wood

Location

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Full description

A wooden 2-story house for sale along a municipal road. A river (Kanzaki River) flows in front of the house across the municipal road, where river swimming and fishing are possible. Parking space for one light-duty vehicle is available.

Specifications

Land size181.15 sqm
Building size109.74 sqm
Year built1921
StructureWood
Floors2

Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.

Utilities

Gas
None
Water
Well
Sewer
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 2% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 111.3 km from the coast
  • About 103.8 km to the nearest primary school

A pre-1981 build predates Japan's current earthquake code, which can matter for insurance and renovation. We flag the era from the year built where we have it.

Floor plans

Floor plan for 1920s wood house in Gifu

Municipal conditions and restrictions

Some towns attach conditions to an empty-home purchase, for example a residency requirement or farmland-law (nochi-ho) approval, which is a local sign-off needed before farmland can change hands or use. These come from the source listing.

  • Akiya Bank prospective user registration is required for property viewings and detailed information provision

Always confirm the current conditions with the town before you commit.

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Where this data comes from

  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-08-17

Source listing last changed: 2026-07-13

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Original listing: https://www.city.yamagata.gifu.jp/site/yamanavi/55327.html

Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.